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The number one is often associated with the uniqueness of God and also with the unity between God and his people. The number two is used in a variety of contexts.

One

One God

Mark 12:32 See also Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 44:8; Isaiah 45:21; John 1:18; Romans 3:30; 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

One Father

Malachi 2:10; Matthew 23:9; Ephesians 4:6

One Son Jesus Christ

John 1:14; John 3:16,18; 1 Corinthians 8:6; 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 4:5; Hebrews 11:17; 1 John 4:9

One Holy Spirit

1 Corinthians 12:9,11,13; Ephesians 2:18; Ephesians 4:4

One Saviour

Isaiah 43:10-11; Acts 4:12; 1 Timothy 2:5

One Shepherd

Ecclesiastes 12:11; Ezekiel 34:23; Ezekiel 37:22,24; John 10:16

One faith

Jude 3 See also Galatians 1:8-9; Ephesians 4:5

One sacrifice for sin

Hebrews 7:27 See also Romans 6:10; Hebrews 9:12,28; Hebrews 10:10; 1 Peter 3:18

One who acts on behalf of others

John 11:50 See also 1 Samuel 17:8-10; John 18:14; Romans 5:15-19; 1 Timothy 2:5

One people of God

Ezekiel 37:22; Romans 12:4-5; 1 Corinthians 10:17; Corinthians 12:12-13; Ephesians 2:16; Ephesians 3:6; Ephesians 4:4; Colossians 3:15

Christians are to be one in Jesus Christ Jesus Christ

John 17:21 See also Galatians 3:28

Christians are to be one in spirit

Philippians 2:2 See also Romans 15:6; 2 Corinthians 13:11; Philippians 1:27

Married couples become one flesh

Genesis 2:24 See also Matthew 19:5 pp Mark 10:8; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Ephesians 5:31

One priority for all people

Mark 12:28-30 pp Matthew 22:36-37 See also Deuteronomy 6:4-5; Matthew 6:33; Luke 10:42

Two

Two of every kind in the ark

Genesis 6:19-20; Genesis 7:2

Two brothers

Isaac and Ishmael:

Genesis 17:17-19; Genesis 21:10; Genesis 25:9

Jacob and Esau:

Genesis 25:23; Romans 9:10-13 Genesis 48:1-20 Ephraim and Manasseh

Andrew and Simon, James and John:

Matthew 4:18-22 pp Mark 1:16-20; Luke 5:10; John 1:40-42 Luke 15:11 the prodigal son and his brother

Two wives

Genesis 16:3; Deuteronomy 21:15; 1 Samuel 1:2-7

David's wives:

1 Samuel 27:3; Samuel 30:5,18; 2 Samuel 2:2 2 Chronicles 24:3

Teams of two: Jesus Christ's disciples

Luke 10:1 See also Matthew 21:1 pp Mark 11:1 pp Luke 19:29; Mark 14:13

Teams of two: Paul and his colleagues

Acts 13:42-50; Acts 14:1-3; Acts 15:12,22; Acts 16:19-40; Acts 17:10; 1 Corinthians 1:1; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Philippians 1:1; Colossians 1:1

Two tablets of the Ten Commandments

Exodus 31:18; Exodus 34:29; Deuteronomy 9:15,17; Deuteronomy 10:3; 2 Chronicles 5:10

Two cherubim

Exodus 25:18,22; Exodus 37:7; Numbers 7:89; 1 Kings 6:25

See also

1165  God, unique
1170  God, unity of
5708  marriage
5739  twins
5971  uniqueness
6752  substitution
7025  church, unity
7030  unity
7924  fellowship in service
7925  fellowship among believers
8461  priorities
8799  polytheism